Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Jetty at Eureka today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Jetty at Eureka at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at North Jetty at Eureka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
237 | 221 | 210 | 206 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 128 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 93 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 72 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.08m | 5:59PM1.72m | 8:50AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.69m | 10:00AM1.18m | 8:06PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM1.01m | 1:52AM0.27m | 12:49PM1.12m | 2:58AM0.21m | 2:06PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 |
237 | 221 | 56 | 206 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 128 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 93 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 56 | 72 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
54 | 52 | 210 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
272 | 183 | 175 | 170 | 175 | 178 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 163 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 52 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 466 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 466 | 466 | 85 | 17 |
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